Uncovering Silent Secrets: The Untold Conversations in “What My Father and I Don’t Talk About”
Ever wondered what lurks in the silent spaces between fathers and their children—the stuff we just don't talk about? Michele Filgate’s anthology, What My Father and I Don’t Talk About: 16 Writers Break the Silence, dives right into that very abyss. Anthologies can be a gamble, like a wild card tossed into familiar poker hands. But this collection, believe me, deals a winning hand every time. Fifteen voices, along with Filgate’s own, peel back the layers of fatherhood, love, secrets, and regrets with raw honesty and unexpected tenderness. Some essays hit with the punch of personal revelation, others whisper truths we all kind of sensed but never quite named. As someone who’s had my own complex dance with paternal silence, I found myself captivated, challenged, and strangely comforted. If you think all father-child stories follow a certain script, this book will have you flipping the pages—and your assumptions—fast. Ready to break the silence yourself? LEARN MORE
Reviewed by Brian Watson
Anthologies are an inherently risky business. In What My Father and I Don’t Talk About: 16 Writers Break the Silence (Simon & Schuster; May 2025), editor Michele Filgate builds on the success of her earlier project, What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About, and recruits fifteen other writers to join her in musing about our relationships with our fathers.
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